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A Bob Dylan mural at the corner of 4th St. SE and 13th Ave. in Dinkytown

To Some Millennials, Bob Dylan is a Complete Unknown

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Two years ago, Katelin Krieg pitched a course on studying Dylan as literature and his literary influences. On the first day of class, she asked students to share a memory or moving encounter with Dylan's music. Not everyone had one.

Shirley Garner: Leading for the Future

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After decades of department and University administrative service, retiring professor aims to advocate for the humanities.

Madelon Sprengnether: A Meaningful Design

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The retiring Regents professor reflects on four decades of advocacy and discovery--and anticipates the next stage.

Detail from cover of John Watkins' AFTER LAVINIA

John Watkins: The Marriage of Nations

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With his new book, Professor John Watkins examines the history of diplomatic marriages through a literary lens.

Detail from cover of Rebecca Krug's MARGERY KEMPE & THE LONELY READER

Rebecca Krug: Melodye So Swet and Delectable

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Professor Rebecca Krug's new book looks at one of English's first memoirists, Margery Kempe.

2017 Minnesota Teacher of the Year Corey Bulman

Teaching Students to Read the World

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The 2017 Minnesota Teacher of the Year argues for this "noble work."

Professors Madelon Sprengnether and Shirley Garner

Furies and Graces: A Retirement Celebration

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On May 5, Professor Emerita Toni McNaron led a recognition of the achievements of retiring professors Shirley Garner and Madelon Sprengnether. Here are their remarks.

Detail from cover of Professor Julie Schumacher's DOODLING FOR ACADEMICS

New Pages Summer 2017

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Your summer reading checklist of publications from faculty, students, and alumni!

Faculty News 2016-17

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Our professors' latest awards, publications, and research!

PhD News 2016-17

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What are our award-winning doctoral students and alumni publishing and presenting?

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Upcoming Events

September 14, 2017

Lesley Nneka Arimah Reading

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Arimah is the author of the 2017 story collection What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky. She is a winner of a 2017 O. Henry Prize for short story. In fall 2017, she is teaching...

September 26, 2017

Alan Shapiro Reading

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Shapiro is the author of over 13 poetry volumes, including Life Pig (2016), Reel to Reel, a finalist for the 2014 Pulitzer Prize, and Night of the Republic (2012). He has also published two...

October 6, 2017

Lydia Davis Reading

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Davis is the author of numerous volumes of essays and short stories, including the collections Can’t and Won’t: Stories (2014) and The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis (2009). She was a...

October 25, 2017

Edwidge Danticat: "The Art of Death: Writing the Final Story"

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Danticat is the author of several novels, children’s books, and memoirs, including Brother I’m Dying, winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award...

November 2, 2017

Yiyun Li Reading

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Yiyun Li is the author of the collection A Thousand Years of Good Prayers, which won the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award and the PEN/Hemingway Award. She's also published two...

November 9, 2017

Afaa Michael Weaver & Marcus Wicker Reading

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Afaa Michael Weaver (photo) is the author most recently of the poetry collection Spirit Boxing (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2017), His volume City of Eternal Spring won the 2015 Phillis...

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